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Where does “Phantasie” come from?

Phantasie (German) comes from Italian fantasticare, from Spanish fantasear, from Spanish fantasía, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “Phantasie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfantasticareto daydream; to fantasize
2Spanishfantasear—
3Spanishfantasíafantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe
4Latinphantasiafancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,...
5Ancient Greekφαντασίαlook, appearance, presentation, display; showy...
6Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς—
7Ancient Greekφᾰντᾰ́ζωmake visible; to make visible, show; to become...
8Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
9English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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